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ROCAFCRD HIGH SCHOOL LIBRARY 
G@neral Directions, 
Alt docks except Biography are nuybered from 1--999,Decimals are uned 
_ no nigher whole numbers, 100. 's Philosophy; 200's Religian: 
3500's Seciolosr: 400's Philolegy; 500's Natural Scignt@:s; 6900's Useful 
Arts; 700's Fine Arts; 800's Literature: 900's Hiistory, 
Beginning on the top snelr of case i, the mubers are arrange? 
Consesutively through ease 1, then¥tihroush cases 2, 5, and 4, Bur the 
dargest books are on the lovest shelf of cases 1, e, ang 4 or in case 6. 
Notice also that the te> shelf of cases 5 and 4 is filled with ola 
books of Literature and travel. 
Books of the saye@elass number are arranged clphabetically by the 
authors. : 
+ The Century and Standard dictionaries are in case 6, 
Atlases and Gazetieers ar@ also in Case 6, 
<3 Books ci biegraphy are in case 5.Individual bicgraphy is 
narkec Beand th: beoks arg orranged alvhsbetically br thesurnawé of 
thepersons whose lives are there recarded. 
Collectec biegrazhy is markec C, 
Get clearly in mindthe kinds of facts faund in ths reference: lo oo KS. 
that yeu us@2 a good deal. Use the alphabetical index in theback or 
front of a books in a set of books the index is in the last yrlwwe 
Somme bows are are without en alphebeticalindex but have & 
very helpful table of contents in the front of the book 
& foie ae ney out of the way facts not feund in the enere: oped ia 
: tes concult the Century or Standard dieticnarias; the Cantury 
_ Cyclopedia of nants; Brever's Dictionary of phrase and fable{ 805-B75d); 
Breser's Reader's handbeok (803-B75r) gr'Edverds Verds,facts and 


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Directions for using the Dewey Decimal Glassivication for 
finding the books in the library treating of &@ given topic, 
i et. Fing the ciass mamber of vour teopls in ths Relativ 
Bupject index in the beck vart oF ae “uGGimal Classification.,puges 407 


to 57S or in the indes suvplé¢ment pages 567 - 5283, 


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the stibject,turn to the Compiete Table: which precede the Relati 
subject index and find there also the Glass mumber of this topic(which 
you nad agreacy found in the index.) 


Tie Mumbers Immediately prececing thet of the topicwiil repre 


sent Glove@iyy reiated subjects, You will u.sually find the seneral works 


that are lixeiy to contain something on yor surject by tracing back 
to a number with the some repetition cf figures but with th omig$sion 


of the last déecimal figure then to the same rhole number and then to 


the whole number wiih the unit fricure changed te a zero. 


Fer @xomple’-The topic is butterflies, The index &ives tne ea 


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Class mmber 595,78. 


Trace back in the Compl@e@ tabies to 505.7 insrzctsy 
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to 595 Ameiculates: 


te 590 Zoolosy; 


Beoka on Iinse@cts.Articulates and Zoolcgy are likeiy te treat of Butieré 


ex. Notice carefully the other headings whieh you.trace over, for some nur. 


your subject. in this case 592 Invertebrates and 591 
Physiolisgical Zeoslegy mili help you, 
Trace ne fartnor than to the whelis nurper ending in zero and 


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if there cre no books of tnece nurtersiyanu: must go to the catalewe to 


be certe nin}cengult neyglopedi2zs oy othey general works te find any 


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Directiens fer finding biegrephnies cf neted persens,. 

Note. If uncertain as t9 full nane,tine,netienality,and oeeupaticn 
ecneult tne Prenieiuicing bievsraphies? dictionary in Webster's Lntornst- 
ifnsi or Unabridged dietionory, the Freneuncing dictionary ef biosre>dhr 
in Werc@steris:; tha Proper mones in Vel. 2 of the Standard; er the 
Bicographicel index (905 - H32) Haydn's dieticnary cf dater.tAll lists 
sre in 6h? back part of tns becks). 

For a full blography see the books narked B in the upper part 
of case 5. The books are arranged alphabetically by the surnames of the 
pereons whose lives are there recorded, Also consult the B's in the 

Fe? a snort biography consult the books .marked Cin the lover 
part of cased and the different enevelovedias. The best one volummebooks’ 
for tersots of all ages and maticn iities te tne Century Eneyvelorccia < 
of nances(1894) and Lippin6oti is Biographica) Dictionary-(2 sopics). 

For Amcricans see | 
1.ADpietun's Mncevelovedia of American biorrashr. 6 vol 
2.Forney's Aneeiotes of Publie men 2 vol{C -F73). 
5.Lossing's Eminent Americans.(C - L869}. 
For Greeks or Romans see 

1.The Classical dietionaries., (4 sozies ). 
2.Plutarch's lives of Illustrious men.(3 copies). 

For English and a authors cee 
1.Barrove' Aet= and Anecdotes of euthors.(C -— B27). 

Q.. Aliibone*s wievionary of Authors. (full account of --. 

their gritings) 3 vol. (0 - qA¥S). 
5.Little Piers. Authors, (C - J@3), 
4.Pield's Yesterdays with Authors, (C ~ F46). 
5,.vereral works in Faglish literature 8320's. 


Not. Biographies sre often fsind in the vorks ef autheys that are in 


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Nonos of fiction. 
Fer noted nanes of fiction consult the lists of tha oted nant of 
- fietion in the pack port of Vabst ers International er Unabridgec 
eictioneary; the list of Geer nenes in vol. 2 of the Standard , whe 
Century Cycloretin ef names, oF wheeier's Dictionary of noted nares 
of fiction (802-156 ) (2 copies) 
Places. 
Tor facts about places consult the Century Cyelopesic of NaMe, 
tne atlases anc egzatieers;, Zellt and the nex Johnson's Cytinp tavde 
POtitS> RQ grrra: 
To find poems on @ Eiver subjezt eqnsult ithe Topienl indexes on 
pages 650-656 oi Hoyt's Cyeleyoaedia of practisal quot at ions{ 808 .3-H85 ) 
2, tno index of subjQasts on pases 954-735 of Allibena's PeQticel 
quot sions. (398,8-A15) Often the Poe from yhien the extrace ig tong 
may b@ found in tre liprary. %3.Th? General Index on Pages 615-648 of 
Voel.11 of tn? library °F -* rion literatuve. (310,.8-St5 ) | 
4,t%he iniex of 4nq firsh lines ana tha index ef Titles on Paces 921-950 
ef Brvant's Fanily Library ef poetry anc song. (821.08-B8+. ) S, Ta 
udex of titles ane the index of first lines on poses 1019-1050 in 
yol.3 7f£ Bryant's eolleation of poetry(821.08-1884" ) 6,The in2ex ot 
pace: 1901-1054 °f vol.e ef Duytkinek's Cyelopagedia ef American 
Literature.(819.3-ad95. )@ eevirn)7. TA {niex on P2ce" WO5-717 oF vol. 
2 of Chawwers crclopesis of Engiisn Literature (320 .8-C55 ) 
-8, The contents in the frent part ef Grisvola’s Poets and poetry of 
america {31$.08--G 88). (2 sopies ) 
Thy incex or tapnle pf gontents of tne merKs of intivicusl 


poats or of tne various eSllgstions will help yous 


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Fer American suthors see 
1.Duyekinek's Cyelops@dia of Amer. Literature 2 vol. 


(810.8--q D95) 2 eopies. 


2.Shert biegraphies in the back sayrt of ~- 


vel#} of tho library of American Litcratur® (810.8--Sts} 
3,.Poats' hen@s, 2 vol. (C--G 42) 
4.Griszcld's Peets and peetry ef America (311,08— 
. G88) 2 copies. 
For hist-rizal characters see 
1.Larned’s history fer ready reference 5 vol. 
2.Lessing's Cyelevaedia of U.S. histery 2 vol. 


3.The histcries ofe their eountrieés, 


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Th@eards are arranag? by nuzber tn the sane ordar as tho bocks on 
the shelves, 
The figures in red indicate the call muxber ef the beok. 
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quarte and the beok will be found vith large beeks in ease Gor on the 
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